5577. Adulteration   and misbranding of   cracker  sandwiches   and  confections.
U. S. v. Beavens Lee Terry (B. L. Terry Co.).   Plea of guilty.   Fine, $100.
(F. D. C. No. 9682. Sample Nos. 37032-F to 37035-F, Incl., 37065-F, 37067-F, 
37068-F, 37083r-F, 37085-F, 37086-F, 45921-F to 45923-F, incl.)
Analysis of samples showed that this product contained one or more of the 
following filthy substances: Insect fragments, hair fragments resembling rodent 
hair fragments, a whole insect, and mites. Portions of the product were short 
weight and the statement appearing on the label of one portion, and purporting 
to be a statement of the quantity of contents, was illegible.
On September 16, 1943, the United States attorney for the Western District 
of Virginia filed an information against Beavers Lee Terry, trading as the B. L. 
Terry Co., Bristol, Va., alleging shipment within the period from on or about 
February 17 to March 24, 1943, from the State of Virginia into the States of 
West Virginia and Tennessee of quantities of cracker sandwiches and confec- 
tions which were adulterated and portions of which were misbranded. The 
article was labeled in part: (Packages) "Terry's Crispy Toasts [or "Rich 
Cheese," "Cheeztang," "Two-Tone," "Strawberry Sandwich," "Tas-T-Nut," or 
"Pineapple Sandwich"]."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that'it consisted in whole or in 
part of a filthy substance, and in that it had been prepared under insanitary 
conditions whereby it might have become contaminated with filth.
Portions of the article were alleged to be misbranded in that the statement 
"Wt. 2 6z.," borne on a number of the packages, was false and misleading since 
such packages contained an amount less than 2 ounces; and in that such porr, 
tions were in package form and did not bear a label containing an accurate 
statement of the quantity of the contents. *
On November 9, 1943, the defendant having entered a plea of guilty, the court 
imposed a fine of $10 on each 10 counts, totaling $100.